Chapter 051 Shangqing Palace
Cuiyun Peak in Beimang Mountain.
In fact, the altitude of Beimang Mountain is not high, which is more than 300 meters above sea level.
But Luoyang is located in the Great Plain, with a flat land of hundreds of miles in a radius. A mountain is raised on the spot, and the majestic and steep charm is within reach of the view.
Linghu Wan said it well. Beimang Mountain is a scenic spot for Luoyang people to visit in spring.
In addition to the tombs and tombs of emperors, generals and cultural celebrities in this place, the most common traces of literati and poets from all walks of life are the ubiquitous traces of various literati and poets.
People in Luoyang now call it Mobao, and it is called abrupt.
Tang Chu led Tang Dou all the way, whether it was the temple walls, the huge rocks on the roadside, the cliffs, or even the trunks of some ancient trees, there were uneven writing poems everywhere.
These Tang literati who were owed hands, as well as those playboys who actually didn't have much ink in their stomachs, as well as peddlers and passers-by, would be too shameful to have a clean place.
Those who can write poetry, those who can’t write poetry will scribble indiscriminately, leaving behind their own notorious reputation.
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There are so many tourists in the spring, and there are endless crowds of people on the mountain paths.
In the season when everything is revived, especially the temperature continues to rise in the afternoon, the mountain wind is warm, making people drowsy.
Three or five young men and women who wrote poems gathered together, sang poems and had a picnic while eating, and they were a very literary and petty bourgeois style.
But when you reach the middle of the mountain, people become scarce.
The Shangqing Palace was built on Cuiyun Peak.
To put it bluntly, the so-called imperial construction is a royal funded construction, which is considered a religious temple managed by the state. With the word imperial construction, not to mention ordinary pilgrims and tourists, even those in the government, they dare not underestimate this Taoist temple.
Tang Kuo climbed to the top more than an hour after he parted with Linghu Wan and Huang Xin.
The magnificent Shangqing Palace with blue bricks and red walls is close to you.
There are stone lions and horses at the entrance of the palace, and the hall inside is deep and full of atmosphere.
There was no one in front of the temple, and he walked slowly and stared at the famous couplet on both sides of the main entrance: "Mountains and rivers support embroidered houses, and the sun and moon are close to carving beams."
Tang Kui knew that this was written by the great poet Du Fu.
Du Fu favored Beimang Mountain so much that he slept in this mountain. A moment ago, he went to the tomb of the poet Du to pay tribute to him.
The tomb was submerged in the weeds, with only a tombstone mottled by wind and rain. Du Fu's reputation was far less resounding than later generations. I don't know who put a few fruit offerings in front of Du Fu's tomb, but was secretly picked up and eaten by Tang Dou, a shameless foodie.
This is a temple built by the royal family. In the past, it was called the Emperor Xuanyuan Temple, which worships the ancestor of Taoism Laozi.
Most of the entire Cuiyun Peak and Beimang Mountain are temple products of Shangqing Palace, so no idle people are allowed to stay here too much.
"Adou, are you sure - what your master agreed with you is Shangqing Palace in Beimang Mountain, Luoyang?"
"Well, that's right, I came with my master once last time." Tang Dou didn't want to enjoy the beautiful scenery. He felt a little hungry in his stomach, so he shouted: "Young Master, let's go to the Taoist Temple to find my master. Will the Taoist priests here be responsible for food?"
It's coming again, I'll eat when I open my mouth and keep my mouth shut.
Speechlessly, he turned around and looked down at the flat Yiluo Plain. The scenery reflected the entire Luoyang City was filled with the scenery, and his heart was filled with tides.
He knew that the person who presided over the Shangqing Palace was the Taoist Taoist of Tianshi.
This is the so-called orthodox real person enthroned by emperors of all dynasties, and belongs to the nobles among Taoist priests.
If Taoist Yuanzhen really came from Shangqing Palace, then his identity was really not simple. But if he was really from Shangqing Palace, why did he come to him for?
Tang calmed down and pointed to the main entrance of Shangqing Palace: "Adou, go knock on the door!"
Tang Dou responded, stepped over quickly, raised his hand and began to smash the door, pounding.
Not long after, the side door opened.
A young Taoist priest wearing a blue-purple Taoist robe, with a bun tied with a bun, pinned it with a jade hairpin, and white cloud shoes. He showed his figure.
He looked over Tang Dou and looked at Tang Ku. Seeing Tang Ku, he was dressed in white and bearded, and guessed that it was the young master from Luoyang City. He didn't care, so he said lightly: "These three days, Shangqing Palace will be closed for practice. If you eat incense, you will come again another day."
The Taoist robes worn by ordinary Taoists are blue and blue. Only people from Tianshidao dare to look purple because they are worshipped by the royal family.
And those high-level Taoist people, such as the Tianshi Zhenren at the top of the pyramid, can still turn yellow on major festivals or sacrifices to the Three Pure Land.
Tang abruptly knew that all the Taoist priests of the Heavenly Master Dao were very energetic and did not care about the arrogant attitude of the young Taoist priest in front of him. He went forward and bowed and smiled, "Master, the master and servant are not here to come for incense and pilgrimage, but to see Taoist priest Yuanzhen."
"Who? Who are you going to meet?" The young Taoist priest suddenly changed his expression.
Tang frowned abruptly, but bowed and replied with a smile: "Master Yuanzhen."
The young Taoist priest snorted coldly, turned around and left: "There is no Taoist named Yuanzhen in the palace, you can look for it elsewhere."
The Taoist priest is about to close the door.
Tang Dou pushed him with a slight push. How powerful was he? The Taoist priest was about to close the door and was suddenly blocked by force. He couldn't bear it and even his body was stumbled back.
He was so angry that he pointed to the stubborn Tang Dou and said, "You little black guy is so bold. Do you know where this is? Shangqing Palace! You worship the Taoist ancestor Xuanyuan, the Sanqing ancestor, the Heavenly Master, and the imperial edicts of His Majesty of the emperors of all generations. Don't talk about you, even if the Luoyang East Capital is left behind, Henan Dao Observation has never dared to act wildly in this palace! Retreat quickly, I will not be bothered with you. Otherwise, if my palace expresses the letter to the government, you will be punished with the serious crime of beheading you!"
He was abrupt and not annoyed, and still said politely: "Master, don't blame me, my servant is a little reckless, but we have no intention of offending the Shangqing Palace. It's just that Taoist Yuanzhen had an appointment with me in the Shangqing Palace on Cuiyun Peak. Is there a second Shangqing Palace on Beimang Mountain?"
The Taoist priest spat, and actually spat at Tang Chu: "Random! I told you that there is no Taoist Yuanzhen in this palace, get out of here!"
The Taoist priest should be very impatient, and the demeanor of a cultivator is gone.
Tang frowned abruptly, and the saliva almost spit on him.
Tang Dou glared at the eyes, raised his finger to the Taoist priest and cursed: "You little Taoist priest with a bull nose dared to insult my young master, damn it!"
The Taoist priest laughed instead of anger.
There are three Shangqing Palaces in the world, one is in the Longhu Mountain, the ancestral courtyard of Tianshidao, the other is in the Qingcheng Mountain in Shu, and the other is in the Beim Mountain, with a very respectable status.
The people in Shangqing Palace had imperial power and Taoist power as protective umbrellas, and even the powerful and nobles in Luoyang looked up to them.
The Taoist priest was used to being arrogant on weekdays, and the young master and servant in front of him were entangled here. He felt that he was really a sin to live.
The Taoist priest immediately raised his hand and pointed at the two men of Tang and reprimanded, "Get out, otherwise the death penalty will be inevitable!"
Tang Zhao couldn't help laughing, and thus the impression of Taoist priests of Tianshi Taoism dropped to a lowest point.
Is this still a practitioner of Taoism? He is just a bandit bully.
He cursed and kept asking for guilt. Is your Shangqing Palace Dali Temple or the yamen left behind in the Dongdu?
Of course, abruptness would not be arguing with a Taoist priest, but when he looked at the situation today, if he didn't make any noise, they would definitely not see Taoist Yuanzhen.
He came all the way, wouldn’t he have a trip in vain if he couldn’t see Yuanzhen?
Tang Dou sneered abruptly, and gave a wink in Tang Dou, who had been indignant for a long time.
Tang Dou refused to retreat but advanced. He pushed open the thick iron side door of Shangqing Palace with a little force, and hit the gables on the side, making a loud bang.
Without further ado, Tang Dou protected Tang Zui and passed the Taoist priest who blocked him and bypassed the giant bluestone monument with four seal scripts engraved with Taoist origins, which was seven or eight meters high.
The eyes suddenly opened, a towering front hall with carved beams and painted buildings stood, enshrined in the imperial edicts of the Heavenly Master and the emperors of all dynasties.
In front of the hall, there is a huge and weird nine-foot bronze cauldron, about five feet high and at least two people can be surrounded by them.
The surface of the cauldron is covered with dense yellow cloth talismans, and layers of red silk threads are wrapped around the top, which are tied into layers of magic knots.
The rusty mottled talismans on the cauldron are difficult to cover up, and the red knots have also changed color after storms and rain, and have been seen for many years.
It seemed like a well under the cauldron.
The wellhead is covered with a half-foot-thick bluestone round plate carved with Bagua patterns and mysterious Danwen. The cauldron is on the bluestone slab. The cauldron is buckled into the groove of the bluestone slab, and is covered with moss.
Tang subconsciously glanced at the cauldron.
This thing is really too amazing and too eye-catching.
The young Taoist priest was anxious and shouted "There are thieves who have entered the palace", while quickly chasing them and blocking the abrupt way.
Most of the high-level Taoist priests in Shangqing Palace were performing rituals in the back hall, the main hall. At this moment, some low-level Taoist priests and servants in the side hall and corridor hall rushed out with their swords and surrounded Tang Ku and the others.
Tang Dou laughed, rolled up his cuffs, and prepared to have a big fight.
How could he take these dozen or so little Taoist priests with swords seriously?
But the abrupt intention was to make trouble instead of forcing the Qing Palace, and it was enough to stop.
Tang suddenly stopped Tang Dou, he smiled and bowed: "All Taoists, the master and servant of the lower house have no intention of offending Shangqing Palace. They just need to meet Taoist Yuanzhen in urgent need. Please inform me."
"Taoist Yuanzhen?"
After hearing this, the Taoist priests all looked strange, and the green sword in their hands kept shaking.
Tang Zhu looked around the crowd, and his doubts became deeper.
"The thief dares to trespass my Shangqing Palace! Damn it!"
It was the young Taoist priest at first. The fire of ignorance in his heart suddenly increased. He pulled out his sword from his waist and rushed forward, and forcing him to a fierce sword.
Abrupt and calm expression.
He raised his head and looked at the sharp long sword slashed down with the cold wind, and the blade flashed with a cold light in the sun.
Chapter completed!